Phrase guide

hand-eye coordination

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The degree of coordination a person has between their eyes and their hands; a person's dexterity in activities highly dependent upon sight, such as catching a ball.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • Sorry, but I just don't think you have the hand-eye coordination needed to be a juggler in this circus.

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Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 手眼協調 /手眼协调 (shǒuyǎn xiétiáo) — degree of coordination
  • Dutch: oog-handcoördinatie — degree of coordination
  • Finnish: silmän ja käden koordinaatio — degree of coordination
  • Finnish: silmä-käsikoordinaatio — degree of coordination
  • French: coordination œil-main — degree of coordination
  • French: coordination main-œil — degree of coordination
  • Japanese: 手と目の調整 (te to me no chōsei) — degree of coordination
  • Japanese: 手と目のコーディネーション (te to me no kōdinēshon) — degree of coordination